Since 2009, Mississippi’s manufactured goods exports grew 84.1 percent, while the national average increased 46.9 percent.

Manufactured goods exports support 11.9 percent of Mississippi’s manufacturing jobs. The U.S. average is 21.9 percent (2009).

The Impact of Manufacturing Jobs on Your Community:

For every 100 jobs, typically the following is added to a community:

156 more people

52 more families

34 additional manufacturing jobs

89 non-manufacturing jobs

$3,885,648 more personal income per year

$2,370,245 more retail sales per year

Mississippi’s Largest Manufacturing Employers:

Industry

Employment

Transportation Equipment

41,300

Food Products

22,300

Furniture & Fixtures

18,100

Lumber & Wood Products

13,100

Machinery

11,800

Electrical & Electronic

11,000

Primary & Fabricated Metals

9,600

Chemicals

7,943

Mining (Except Oil and Gas)

7,082

Mining (Except Oil and Gas)

7,082

Plastics and Rubber

5,700

Paper Products

3,900

Manufacturers Pay

In 2011, manufacturing employers paid $32.93 per hour in wages and benefits, while all employers in the economy paid about $30.44 per hour, meaning that there is an 8 percent premium for working in manufacturing.

Mississippi manufacturers paid nearly $8 billion in total wages and salaries in 2012 — 15% of all nonfarm wages and salaries.

In 2012, Mississippi manufacturing jobs paid wages and benefits that were 23% higher than the state average compensation for the rest of the workforce.

61 Fortune 500 companies have more than 90 manufacturing plants in Mississippi.